A great assimilation of all cultures, a strong presence of top-class R&D institutions, a fast-growing IT sector, expanding education hub – all these make Hyderabad a vibrant city.

A
multitude of influences has shaped the character of the city in the
last 400 years and emerged as a global city in a true sense. Former
President Pranab Mukherjee had rightly said, "Hyderabad is not just
state headquarters or capital city. It is something more, that as
cyber city or hi-tech city. It developed the core competence of
modern-day civilization - information technology."

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The
city has emerged as an educational hub to the benefit of not only
people of this region or Telangana or Andhra Pradesh but to the
benefit of the whole of India. Hyderabad has its national importance.
The city has a history of assimilating diverse cultures which is the
first prerequisite to be a global city. Besides this hoary past, the
city is fast acquiring economic muscle to qualify to be a true global
city.

The
Socio Economic Outlook 2015, brought out by the Government of
Telangana, has observed: "The information technology revolution,
economic globalization and the political leadership have been
catalyst in nurturing Hyderabad as one of the nerve centers of global
economy."

Telangana
Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao is also repeatedly expressing his
government's commitment to transform the city into an international
metropolis. He said, "Hyderabad is geographically safe — with
zero chance of earthquakes — and has an ideal climate. Hyderabad is
one among the five big cities in the country. Such a big city should
be made beautiful and developed in all spheres to make it an
international city."

Hyderabad
has been ranked as the top Indian city in the quality of living
ranking, for the third year in a row, as per Mercer's Quality of
Living rankings 2017. Lower crime rate, lesser air pollution and
improved options for international and reputable English speaking
schools are few of the reasons why the city is being opted for
quality living. However, multitude of problems like pollution, slums
and infrastructural bottlenecks hold back the throbbing city from
emerging as a true global city. Resolution of these issues and
creation of a further strong industrial eco-system would ensure rapid
transformation of the city into a key global city.

To
address the challenges of basic infrastructure and improper planning,
besides making the city more attractive for national and
international visitors, and providing a platform for various
stakeholders to present their ideas to reach the destination of
making this city as a real global city, Awareness in Action, a
Hyderabad based non-profit think-tank, is organising this two-day
conclave in Hyderabad named "Ideas Conclave for Better Hyderabad"
on December 16 and 17, at CESS, Begumpet, Hyderabad.

The
conclave will focus on four specific areas which plays key role in
transformation of the city. They are Infrastructure & Industrial
Growth, town planning, medical tourism, security and vision of
political parties. Scholars are invited to present their ideas, of
which, three best ideas will be awarded with a cash prize of Rs
40,000 each, on promoting better Hyderabad. Interested people can
participate in this conclave by registering themselves at
ideas@awarenessinaction.in or contacting the organizers at 040-4201
8294.